Attachment for buggy-tops.



P. Y. FULLERTON.

ATTACHMENT FOR BUGGY TOPS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.6,1908.

914,263. Patented Ma112, 1909.

J swam ZZZ Z ffiZk/fi/ I v lowing is a specification.

- simple and PHILIP Y. FULLERTON, OF MOORE, TEXAS.

ATTACHMENT FOB BUG-GY-TOPS..

Application filed October To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP Y. FULLERTON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Moore, in the county of Frio andtachment for Buggy-Tops,

This invention relates provide a comparatively has for its object to extended downwardly in front board so as to protect the occupant .of' the vehicle from the direct rays of summer, and from rain and snow in wniterl A further ob'ect of the invention is to provide means for locking the shield 01' curtain in different positions of adjustment, and

the cure locking pear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, prodetails of construction.

the scope of the portions and minor maybe resorted to withinappgnded claims.

the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification :-Figure 1 is a pers ective view of ar rtioii of a bu gy rovldedwith a storm shield or curtiin onstructedin accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail the upper portion of the hood orcover of the buggy showing'the shield or curtain in is a detail longitu portion of the front top bow of the buggy.

osition thereon. Fig. 3

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings. 4

The improved storm shield or curtain forming the subject matter of the present, invention is principally designed for attachment to the folding tops ordina the b0 y Specification of Letters Patent;

State-of Texas, have invented a new and useful Atof which the folto storm shields or curtains for buggies and similar vehicles and inexpensive device of this character especially designed for attachment to. the hood of a buggy top and capable of being of the dash- .the sun in durability. and

transverse sectional .view of manner of mounting the inal sectional view of a of buggies, carriages and similar vehicles and by way'of illustration is shown in connection with a buggy top of the construction in which 5 designates of the vehicle and 6 the side bows Patented March 2, 1909.

6. 1908. Serial No. 456,373.

The device comprises a oke or frame 8 preferably formed of a sing e piece of metal and having its opposite ends pivetally mounted at 9 in suitable clips 10 secured to the side bows of the vehicle top, as shown. The forward top bow nected by spaced transverse bars 12 forming an intermediate chamber 13 in which" is 'mounted for rotation a sprin actuated roller 14. The roller 14 is journa ed at 15in the adjacent terminals of the forward top how so as to be completely housed beneathv the cover orhood 7.

Secured to the roller 14 is one end of a strip of canvas, rubber; or other impervious material 16,]1the opposite'end'of which is secured in an suitable manner to end .of the rame 8, said stripv forming a shield or curtain and serving1 to protect the occupant or occupants of t e vehicle from the direct rays of the sun in summerand weather. As a means for locking the frame 8 in different positions of adjustmentthe side members of the frame I with segmental plates 17, the free ends of which extend through guides or keepers 18 carried 'by the front bows 6. Threadediin the guides or keepers 18 are clamping screws 19 which bear against the plates 17, these clamping screws being preferably provided with winged heads so that the same may be conveniently-manipulated to lock the curtain in adjusted position. that the occupant of the vehicle, without leaving the latter, ma move the curtain 16' to different positions 0 adjustment by loosenpressure on the frame 8,

frame 8 is preferably of permit the closed end of the latter to pass over the to of the dash-board 20 when the frame is in its lowest position of adjustment,

11 of the hood 7 is cut away and the terminals of said top bow confrom cold and driving snow in inclement- 8 are provided ing the clamping members 19 and exerting Attention is here called to the fact that the sufficient length to the closed I It will thus be seen edin adjusted position vehicle am said dash-board serving to assist in locliing said frame in lowered position. When'the'frame is in the dotted line position shown in Fig. l of the drawings, the shield or curtain 16 will form a complete housing or rotection to the occupant of the when in the position shown in full lines will form a shed or canopy to protect the occupant of the vehicle from the direct rays of the sun.

Thedeviee may be made in diflerent sizes and shapes and used in connection with buggies, carriages and other vehicles provided with either stationary or folding tops.

. Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1 The combination with a vehicle top including the side and top bows, one-of the top bows being cut away to form a chamber, of a frame pivo'tally mounted on the side bows, keepers spaced from the-pivoted end of the frame, segmental guides secured to the frame and operating within the keepers, a

spring actuated roller mounted for rotation 1n the chamber, a curtam forming a flexible connection between the spring roller and free end of the frame, and clamping devices piercing the keepers and engagmg the seg mental guides for locking the frame in different positions of adjustment.

2. The eombination with a vehicle including the top and side bows and having its forward top bow cut away, transverse bars connecting the cut away portions of the top bow and spaced apart to form an intermedlate chamber, clips secured to the side bows, a substantiallyU shaped frame piv otally mounted 1n the clips, keepers spaced from the clips, a spring r0 er disposed within the chamber and journaled in the adjacent;

ends of the forward top bow, a curtain forming a flexible connection between the roller and the free end of the frame, segmental gnides secured to ing screws piercing the keepers and bearing p the frame and slidably mounted in the keepers, and'clampagainst the guides for locking the frame in"- as my own, I have hereto aflixedn y signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP Y. FULLERTON Witnessesz' a W. H. DAVIDsoN, R. S. NIXON. 

